Matthew Parsons

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Matthew Parsons
Personal information
Full name Matthew John Parsons[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 29)
Place of birth Catford, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
Glebe
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Crystal Palace 6 (0)
2011Barnet (loan) 8 (0)
2012Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 4 (0)
2014 Plymouth Argyle 10 (0)
2014 Boreham Wood 1 (0)
2014–2015 Eastbourne Borough 6 (0)
2015 Maidenhead United 1 (0)
2015 Leatherhead 1 (0)
2015 Chatham Town 1 (0)
2016 Greenwich Borough 1 (0)
2017 Erith & Belvedere 18 (4)
2017–2018 Cray Valley Paper Mills 33 (2)
2018 Cray Wanderers 2 (0)
2018–2019 Chatham Town 32 (0)
2019–2020 Glebe 32 (2)
2020 Faversham Town 3 (0)
2020 Corinthian-Casuals 4 (0)
2020– Romford 1 (0)
2021– Glebe 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Matthew John Parsons (born 25 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a Left back for Glebe.

Early life[]

Parsons attended Sedgehill School, Lewisham.[citation needed]

Playing career[]

Parsons graduated from the Crystal Palace Academy to sign his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in April 2010.[3] He made his first team debut in the League Cup Second Round on 24 August 2010, replacing Edgar Davids 82 minutes into their 1–1 draw with Portsmouth at Fratton Park, his team losing 4–3 on penalties.[4] He made his first league appearance the following January, playing the full game and impressing fans in a goalless draw with Norwich City at Selhurst Park.

He joined Barnet on loan in March 2011.[5]

In the 2011–12 season Parsons went on to play six times in all competitions for Crystal Palace.

On 30 August 2012, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for an initial one month youth loan deal.[6][7]

On 17 January 2014, Parsons joined Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee until the end of the 2013–14 season.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ^ "Parsons Offered Professional Deal". cpfc.co.uk. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Portsmouth 1–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Barnet | News | Latest News | Latest News | LEFT-BACK JOINS ON LOAN". 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Parsons Moves On Loan - News - Crystal Palace FC". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Parsons pens Wycombe deal - News - Wycombe Wanderers". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Parsons' Green". Plymouth Argyle FC. 17 January 2014.

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